20130519

Embassy of Nepal Washington DC : Press Release

Embassy of Nepal
participated in the Fiesta Asia Street
Festival organized by Asia Heritage Foundation. The main objective of the
festival is to familiarize and make people experience the lively cultural
heritage of Asian Community. The festival was organized in the Pennsylvania
Avenue at the

intersection of 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th street in Washington DC. It
was kick started at 10:00 am in the morning and lasted till 7:00 pm in the
evening. Many organizations of Asian community in Washington DC participated in
the festival. Nepal Embassy, through its stall, distributed tourism promotional
materials to the visitors. Local Nepali businessmen and Nepali restaurant also
had their stalls at the festival and displayed and sold variety of handicrafts,
pashmina, handmade paper items and other popular products from Nepal.
Similarly, Nepali restaurant served a variety of Nepali foods including chicken
and vegetable momos at their stall.There was non-stop cultural show throughout
the day. Embassy of Nepal, with the support from Nepali cultural groups,
presented Maruni and Thali dance choreographed by Anupama
Prasai. These dances were very much appreciated by the audience.Parade was the
main attraction of the Festival this year. Embassy of Nepal and various
community organizations namely America Nepal Society(ANS), Newa Pasha Pucha
Americaya (NPPA), Newah Organization of America(NOA), Society of American
Nepali Nurses(SANN) and American Nepal Women Association (ANWA) participated in
the parade with their banners and colorful traditionaldresses representing various ethnic groups of
Nepal. Similarly, representatives from other Nepalese community organizations
viz. Baltimore Association of Nepalese in America (BANA), Nepali American
Society for Oppressed Community (NASO) and Nepal Journalist Association (NEJA)
were also participated in the parade. Kumari chariot and Dhimey Baja were also
main attractions of the parade and admired by onlookers. NPPA was selected as
the third runner up for the best performance in the parade by the organizers.
Despite an unfavorable weather in Washington DC, a large number of visitors
observed the street festival. According to the organizers at least 15,000
people visited the festival today.